| 释义 |
am·bush
I. \ˈamˌbu̇sh, ˈaam-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English embushen, abushen, from Old French embuschier to place in ambush, from en in (from Latin in) + -buschier, from busche stick of firewood, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German būsch cudgel — more at in, boast
transitive verb
1. : to station in ambush
< he ambushed his force in a canebrake — J.F.H.Claiborne >
2. : to lie in wait for and attack by surprise : waylay
< units in superior strength had ambushed … the 2d and 19th regiments — R.C.Cameron >
intransitive verb
: to lie in wait : lurk
< imaginary persons ambushed in the fog — Marguerite Young >
II. noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle French embusche, from Old French, from embuschier, v.
1.
a. : a hidden or concealed station of troops lying in wait to attack an enemy by surprise
< attempt of a … boy to warn them of an ambush over the brow of the hill — Mary Gregoire >
b. : the body of troops lying in wait for an enemy
2.
a. : a hidden or concealed position
< trapped, baited, and shot from ambush like a criminal — D.C.Peattie >
b. : a person occupying a concealed position
3. : the act of lying in wait in or of attacking by surprise from a concealed position |